The Costume Chronicles

Welcome to the Costume Chronicles, the community scrapbook
of The Wardrobe Door. Here you can share pictures and and reports
of costumes you've made, and see the handiwork of your fellow
Narnia costumers!

4) Next I started to add layers of gauze that
I ripped to make the overlace effect, and some organza that
I painted on with a watered down solution of fabric glue.This
also gave the fabric a stiffer feel.

Turkish Delight Gown

White
Witch Costume for Narnia Musical Stage Production

Theatrepirate

I was the director for a high school production
of Narnia: the Musical this past December. The costume I built
for the White Witch is not a recreation of the movie version,
but rather a design unique for our show that came from my
vision of the Witch based on the LWW book.

I used the Simplicity 9891 pattern as a base for
my costume. I heightened and stiffened the collar, and I added
the fur trim. I also put ties in the back so the costume would
be able to be worn by different sized actors. My actress wore
a wedding crinolin underneath to give the gown more shape.
The crown was made entirely of cardboard, tape, glue, glitter,
and fur.

This
link will take you to my online photo album of the White
Witch. Some pictures are from the show itself, and some were
taken after the show to get better detailed shots.

White Witch Snow Gown

Becky

Using the pattern from an old prom dress, my A-line
version of the White Witch's snow gown is white satin with
a lot of fake fur trim. The crown and wand are hand made with
plastic water bottles, Elmer's glue, a cream cheese container,
and a lot of white glitter. I based my dress and wand on my
own concept from the book moreso than the film. But the ice
crown was just too great a concept not to use. This was also
my first attempt at sewing my own stuff, so thank you for
the grace. :)